“There is a small world of people who are very interested in contemporary art and a slightly bigger world of people who look at contemporary art. But then there is a much larger world that doesn't realise how influential art is on things that they actually look at.”

American fashion designer

Marc Jacobs is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer of his own label, Marc Jacobs, and was previously the creative director of Louis Vuitton from 1997 to 2014. He also led Marc by Marc Jacobs, a diffusion line that ran for about fifteen years before ending after the fall and winter 2015 collection. At its height, the line had more than 200 retail stores in 80 countries. Jacobs appeared on Time magazine’s 2010 Time 100 list and ranked #14 on Out magazine’s 2012 list of the 50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America.